Social Feeds

Video Claims McLaren P1 Lapped ‘Ring in Under 7 Minutes

When the McLaren P1 first entered the scene, the automaker told us that one of its goals was to achieve a certain lap time around a track, though it didn’t specify which one. And while McLaren hasn’t officially said the Nürburgring was the track it had in mind, it now claims that the P1 has lapped the Green Hell in less than seven minutes. The video featured below isn’t a clip of the full lap, though it does combine sweet shots of the hybrid hypercar navigating the track’s 154 bends.The clip includes a narrator who asks, “What is it that brings us back here?” And to that question he answers, “Just to lap the Nordschleife in under seven minutes.”We’re eager to see the official lap time and video, and to see if the P1 has managed to steal the Porsche 918 Spyder’s title of fastest production car (and hybrid) to lap the ‘Ring. The 918 set the record time of 6:57 in September, which means its victory could be short lived, depending on the P1’s time. For now, we’ll just have to wait and see.Meanwhile, McLaren’s Special Operations division has just unveiled its latest creation dubbed the MSO 12C Concept. Based on the 12C coupe, the concept doesn’t feature any tweaks to the twin-turbo V-8, but it does sport a number of items to improve aerodynamics and weight. For starters, front wing louvres, a revised hood, an “Airbrake,” rear wing vents, and a roof-mounted air snorkel are all constructed of carbon fiber. More weight reductions are made thanks to titanium wheel bolts and oil and water filler caps. Finally, a new rim design and carbon fiber interior trim pieces round off the mods for the MSO 12C Concept.Source: McLaren

McLaren did an average in EXCESS of 178 km/h over 20.8 km , again they are not giving the exact average or lap time. BTW Porsche only did 20.6 kilometers. A full lap of the Nordschleife, bypassing the modern GP track, is 20.832 km (12.944 mi) long. Most laps are completed 200 metres (656 ft) shorter for safety reasons. McLaren did the FULL 20.8km in under 7 minutes.

The P1 lapped the ring in 6:47 with normal tires and 6:33 with slicks. They have not released the official times yet because they are waiting for the laFerrari, and they do not want to give Ferrari a specific target to try and beat.

"Claims to have lapped the Ring in under 7 minutes" is another way of saying it was slower than the 918. I expected it would be slower than the 918, as the newest GT3 seems to be quite on-par with the MP4-12C. Porsche seems to always be able to do more with less.

@MSIDUDE Those times are not what was done. Both were rumors. The 6:33 was from an inside McLaren inspiration poster and the the slicks/street tires explanation was started by a dealer in the US. But the times might be close to that.

Considering the 918 lapped it in 6:57, that gives a very small bracket of time for it to come short. I don't doubt for a second it beat the 918. They're most likely waiting for ferrari to release the time for the laferrari